Shalimar, THE FLAME THAT IGNITED EGYPT!
Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. She practices her intrigues both at the court and, disguised as a dancing girl, in the market place.
Director: Harmon Jones
Writers: Gerald Drayson Adams
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**_Colorful fictionalized portrayal of Egypt in 1249 AD_** Debra Paget plays an Egyptian princess who masquerades as a dancer and has an entertaining dance sequence that prefigures the two she would do five years later in Fritz Lang’s Indian Epic duology. The latter consists o…
